Ms. Rice also said Indonesia had made progress in combating military corruption.

The officials said Mr. Yudhoyono sought to regain civilian control of Indonesia's military, attack corruption and improve the climate for American investment.

The battle against military corruption in Nigeria was taking its toll, especially during the rise of dictator Sani Abacha.

However, their public drive against military corruption deeply worried Diem loyalists who had bad reputations.

Although the film portrayed military corruption and the war's victims the Defense Department supported it.

Salam's reports in 2000 on Israeli military corruption led to internal investigations of two Israeli officers.

President Aylwin has been careful to keep the issue of military corruption quite separate from that of human-rights offences.

The dismissals and Mr. Lebed's own military background have encouraged expectations that he will oversee the reform of the military and fight corruption within it.

Emboldened by the United Nations reports, the Guatemalan press has begun to investigate military corruption.

Nigeria also began a long campaign against the bureaucratic and military corruption that had paralysed its economy and severely tarnished its international reputation.